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Ballard Berkeley (1904–1988)

Ballard Berkeley made his professional stage debut in 1928, and performed for many years in London's West End and in New York theatres. He is best remembered as Major Gowen in the British television series "Fawlty Towers" (1975). See full bio »

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(age 83) in London, England, UK

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Filmography

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1989 The BFG
Head Of The Army (voice)
 
1982-1987 Terry and June (TV series)
Colonel Culpepper / Sir Arthur Forster-Carter
They Also Serve (1987) … Sir Arthur Forster-Carter
Swingtime (1982) … Colonel Culpepper
 
1987 Me and My Girl (TV series)
Major D'Arcy Pendleton
Marriage in Haste (1987) … Major D'Arcy Pendleton
 
1984-1986 Fresh Fields (TV series)
Guy Penrose
Happy Returns (1986) … Guy Penrose
Brighton or Bust (1986) … Guy Penrose
 
1986 Dramarama (TV series)
 
1985 European Vacation
Second English Motorist
 
1984 That's My Boy (TV series)
Commander Buckley
Unfair Dismissal (1984) … Commander Buckley
 
1983 Hi-de-Hi! (TV series)
Gentleman
Empty Saddles (1983) … Gentleman
 
1983 Bullshot Crummond
Hotel Guest
 
1983 Are You Being Served? (TV series)
Fisherman
Memories Are Made of This (1983) … Fisherman
 
1982 Kelly Monteith (TV series)
Episode #4.1 (1982)
 
1982 Janet and Company (TV series)
Episode #2.1 (1982)
 
1981 To the Manor Born (TV series)
Hartley
Connections in High Places (1981) … Hartley
 
1980 The Goodies (TV series)
Chairman of the British Olympic Committee
A Kick in the Arts (1980) … Chairman of the British Olympic Committee
Saturday Night Grease (1980) (uncredited)
 
1980 Little Lord Fauntleroy (TV movie)
Sir Harry
 
1980 The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
Humphry Wills
 
1975-1979 Fawlty Towers (TV series)
Major Gowen / Major Gowan
Basil the Rat (1979) … Major Gowen
The Anniversary (1979) … Major Gowen
Waldorf Salad (1979) … Major Gowen
The Psychiatrist (1979) … Major Gowen
 
1979 Queen of the Blues
Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
 
1979 Happy Ever After (TV series)
Lucy's suitor
Special: The Go Between (1979) … Lucy's suitor
 
1978 The Playbirds
Trainer
 
1977 Citizen Smith (TV series)
Sid
The Path of True Love (1977) … Sid (uncredited)
 
1977 The Many Wives of Patrick (TV series)
Smythe-Robinson
Engaged Signal (1977) … Smythe-Robinson
 
1977 Just William (TV series)
Major Franklin
William and the Sleeping Major (1977) … Major Franklin
 
1977 Mr. Big (TV series)
Hotel manager
Going Straight (1977) … Hotel manager
 
1976 The New Avengers (TV series)
Colonel Foster
Dirtier by the Dozen (1976) … Colonel Foster
 
1975 Till Death Us Do Part (TV series)
Golfer
A Hole in One (1975) … Golfer
 
1975 Wodehouse Playhouse (TV series)
Sir Alexander
Unpleasantness at Bludleigh Court (1975) … Sir Alexander
 
1973 Sykes (TV series)
Engagement (1973)
 
1973 Oh, Father! (TV series)
Dr. Grant
Sufficient Unto the Day (1973) … Dr. Grant
 
1973 The Dick Emery Show (TV series)
Episode #11.12 (1973)
 
1973 A Picture of Katherine Mansfield (TV series)
Colonel
Episode #1.5 (1973) … Colonel
 
1970-1973 Father Dear Father (TV series)
Col. Battersby / Mr. Bates / The Colonel
In All Directions (1973) … Col. Battersby
Housey Housey (1971) … Mr. Bates
One Dog and His Man (1970) … The Colonel
 
1972 Scoop (TV series)
General Crutwell
The Stitch Service (1972) … General Crutwell
 
1972 Bless This House (TV series)
Group Captain
Strangers in the Night (1972) … Group Captain
 
1972 The Shadow of the Tower (TV mini-series)
Sir Thomas Tyrrel
A Fly in the Ointment (1972) … Sir Thomas Tyrrel
 
1970 The Weekend Murders
Peter, the butler
 
1970 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Col. Satchwell-Simpson
Haven of Rest (1970) … Col. Satchwell-Simpson
 
1969 Hadleigh (TV series)
Lord Cranford
A Memory of Time Past (1969) … Lord Cranford
 
1956-1969 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Charles Devenish / Colonel / Harry Bates / …
The Paperhangers (1969) … Colonel
A Quiet, Ordinary Woman (1961) … Victor Dowson
A Spot of Overtime (1960) … Mr. Briggs
George Drops the Book (1959) … Charles Devenish
The Pyromaniac (1958) … Mr. Noakes
 
1969 The Main Chance (TV series)
Major Dibbyn
Body and Soul (1969) … Major Dibbyn
 
1969 All Gas and Gaiters (TV series)
Lord Ringmould
The Bishop Has a Flutter (1969) … Lord Ringmould
 
1968 Hostile Witness
Clerk of Court
 
1965-1968 Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Sir Charles Baskerville / Sir James Damery
 
1968 Misleading Cases (TV series)
Sir Ethelred Rutt QC
Skirting the Issue (1968) … Sir Ethelred Rutt QC
 
1968 Star! (uncredited)
 
1968 Detective (TV series)
Assistant Commissioner
Dover and the Deadly Poison Pen Letters (1968) … Assistant Commissioner
 
1968 Mum's Boys (TV series)
 
1968 Sexton Blake (TV series)
John Pollock
The Red Swordsman: Part 1 - The First Matador (1968) … John Pollock
 
1967 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
First Committee Member
Message for Posterity (1967) … First Committee Member
 
1964-1966 Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV series)
Colonel Cayley / Sir Thomas MacNab
A Matter of Confidence (1966) … Sir Thomas MacNab
My Late Dear Husband (1964) … Colonel Cayley
 
1965 Blood Beast from Outer Space
Cmdr. Savage
 
1965 The Murder Game
Sir Colin Chalmers
 
1965 United! (TV series)
Dr. Newkes
 
1965 The Flying Swan (TV series)
Dr. Stokes
In Quarantine (1965) … Dr. Stokes
 
1964 Swizzlewick (TV series)
Major Lamb
The Spider's Web (1964) … Major Lamb
The Exercise (1964) … Major Lamb
Balance of Power (1964) … Major Lamb
A Spy in the Camp (1964) … Major Lamb
A Council of War (1964) … Major Lamb
 
1963 The Sentimental Agent (TV series)
Doctor
Finishing School (1963) … Doctor
 
1963 Maigret (TV series)
Dr. Pardon
A Man Condemned (1963) … Dr. Pardon
 
1963 A Matter of Choice
Charles Grant
 
1963 Ghost Squad (TV series)
Lieber
The Retirement of the Gentle Dove (1963) … Lieber
 
1963 Impact
Bill MacKenzie
 
1960-1962 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Beverley / Simmy Knowles
The Skeleton Wore Boots (1962) … Beverley
The Goat's Whiskers (1960) … Simmy Knowles
 
1962 Brothers in Law (TV series)
Magistrate
Solicitor's Instructions (1962) … Magistrate
 
1961-1962 The Cheaters (TV series)
Harry Tyler / Jefford / Mansion
The Back of Beyond (1962) … Mansion
The Mighty Warrior (1962) … Jefford
Libel (1961) … Harry Tyler
 
1961 Deadline Midnight (TV series)
Desmond
An Eye for Detail (1961) … Desmond
Take Over (1961) … Desmond
The Unforgiven (1961) … Desmond
One Way Ticket (1961) … Desmond
Letter from a Lady (1961) … Desmond
 
1961 The World of Tim Frazer (TV series)
Chief Constable
The Mellin Forest Mystery: Part 4 (1961) … Chief Constable
 
1960 The Army Game (TV series)
Colonel Savage
It's in the Book (1960) … Colonel Savage
 
1960 On Trial (TV series)
L.W. Kershaw / Mr. Knowlys
Governor Wall (1960) … Mr. Knowlys
Sir Roger Casement (1960) … L.W. Kershaw
 
1960 Probation Officer (TV series)
Guy Hunter
Episode #1.38 (1960) … Guy Hunter
 
1960 Trouble in the Sky
Commissioner
 
1960 Knight Errant Limited (TV series)
Pearson
Eve and the Serpent (1960) … Pearson
 
1958-1959 The Common Room (TV series)
Vaughan / Mr. Vaughan
The Visitors (1959) … Vaughan
Of Books and Tins (1959) … Mr. Vaughan
That Great Artist Bisoni (1958) … Vaughan
 
1959 The Invisible Man (TV series)
Walter Manton
Play to Kill (1959) … Walter Manton
 
1958 Ivanhoe (TV series)
Rand the Goldsmith
The Swindler (1958) … Rand the Goldsmith
 
1958 Leave It to Todhunter (TV series)
Det. Chief Insp. Moresby
 
1958 Further Up the Creek
Whacker Payne
 
1958 Chain of Events
Stockman
 
1955-1958 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
Count De Waldern / Tybalt
Roman Gold (1958) … Tybalt
Queen Eleanor (1955) … Count De Waldern (as Ballard Berkley)
 
1958 The Man Who Sold Death (TV movie)
Insp. Gray
 
1958 The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Court Clerk (uncredited)
 
1957 Curse of the Demon
1st Reporter (uncredited)
 
1957 Just My Luck
Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
 
1957 After the Ball
Andrews
 
1957 The Buccaneers (TV series)
Rafton
Dan Tempest Holds an Auction (1957) … Rafton
 
1957 Battle Hell
Lt. Col. Dewar-Curie
 
1956-1957 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Findley / Mr. John Lawson QC
Dangerous Cargo (1957) … Findley
The Man in the Dock (1956) … Mr. John Lawson QC
 
1956-1957 The Crime of the Century (TV series)
Major Trump
The Century Closes (1957) … Major Trump
The Century Opens (1956) … Major Trump
Major Trump (1956) … Major Trump
Taffy (1956) … Major Trump
Abbie (1956) … Major Trump
 
1957 Bullet from the Past (short)
Insp Berkeley
 
1957 The Betrayal
Lawson
 
1957 The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV series)
Runnals
Charlie's Highland Fling (1957) … Runnals
 
1956 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (TV series)
Sir Urgan the Strong
The Ferocious Fathers (1956) … Sir Urgan the Strong
 
1956 Teenage Bad Girl
Magistrate
 
1956 Passport to Treason
Inspector Thredgold
 
1955 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Edward Preston
The Immigrant (1955) … Edward Preston
 
1955 The Stolen Airliner
Mr. Head
 
1955 As I Was Saying (TV series)
An Eye for Detail (1955)
 
1955 See How They Run
Col. Warrington
 
1954 Child's Play
Dr. Nightingale
 
1954 Delayed Action
Insp. Crane
 
1954 Dangerous Cargo
Findley
 
1954 Forbidden Cargo
Cooper - Customs Officer (uncredited)
 
1954 Young and Willing
Police Detective (uncredited)
 
1953 White Fire
Insp. Haley
 
1953 The Blue Parrot
Supt. Chester
 
1953 A Place of Execution (TV series)
Mr. Bradfield
Eye for an Eye (1953) … Mr. Bradfield
 
1952 Evidence for Hire
Det. Insp. Hall
 
1952 The Big Frame
 
1952 The Frightened Man
Inspector Bligh
 
1951 Mister Drake's Duck
Maj. Deans
 
1951 The Long Dark Hall
Police Supt. Maxey
 
1951 Blackmailed
Dr. McCormick
 
1950 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Waverley Ango
 
1950 Stage Fright
Sergeant Mellish
 
1949 Third Time Lucky
Bertram
 
1947 I Became a Criminal
Det. Insp. Rockliffe
 
1946 Quiet Weekend
Jim Brent
 
1942 In Which We Serve
Engineer Commander
 
1939 The Saint in London
Sir Richard Blake
 
1939 False Rapture
Diner
 
1939 The Outsider (uncredited)
 
1938 There's Always Juliet (TV movie)
Dwight Houston
 
1937 Jenifer Hale
Richard
 
1937 The Last Adventurers
Fred Devlin
 
1936 East Meets West
Nazim
 
1934 White Ensign
Cortez
 
1933 Trouble (uncredited)
 
1930 The Chinese Bungalow
Richard Marquess
 
1930 London Melody
Jan Moor
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Replaced late actor Norman Shelley as Colonel Freddy Danby in the long-running BBC Radio 4 series, "The Archers". See more »

Alternate Names:

Ballard Barclay | Ballard Berkley

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Along with Jack Hulbert, he was a special constable with the London Metropolitan Police during World War II. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo